First circumnavigation of the world

Magellan-Elcano Journey

3 episodes
Season 4 | History

In this miniseries, we tell the story of the First Circumnavigation of the World or the Magellan-Elcano Journey from Spain towards the Pacific Ocean and back to Spain through the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. We use as reference Antonio Pigafetta’s accounts of the journey.

The episodes

The Return. Original digital painting by Lennon Caranzo

Usapang kasaysayan: The First Circumnavigation of the World (Part 3). The Return of the Impossible

Apr 22, 2026

Three years after the five Naos left Sanlúcar de Barrameda, 18 of the original 270 men returned. We close in this episode our three-part mini-series on the First Circumnavigation of the World. We discuss here what happened to the remaining crew after Magellan’s death,…

Magellan's last stand (original art by Lennon Caranzo)

Usapang kasaysayan: The First Circumnavigation of the World (Part 2): Magellan in the Pacific

Apr 15, 2026

In this episode, we continue our story as Magellan and his crew set sail in the Pacific Ocean, thinking that it will only take them three weeks to find land. They never knew the vastness of this ocean and the struggles they will have to face along the way. After…

First Circumnavigation of the World (original art by JF Caranzo)

Usapang kasaysayan: The First Circumnavigation of the World (Part 1)

Apr 8, 2026

We begin in this episode a three-part mini-series on the First Circumnavigation of the World o yung Magellan Expedition based accounts ni Antonio Pigafetta. In this episode, we discuss the context of the start of the Exploration Age in Europe in the late XV century to…